general problems of the 2010 Toyota Tacoma

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact noticed bubbles in the headlamps. The vehicle was taken to bruner auto group (224 early blvd, early, TX 76802) where it was diagnosed that the headlamps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer stated that there was a technical service bulletin and an extended warranty for five years; however, the vehicle was already repaired and the warranty was expired. The approximate failure mileage was 56,965.

Took vehicle to Toyota dealer about warranty enhancement notice #ztz in March 2017 and was told it was expired and yet did not offer to replace the lights when there was clear evidense of the enhancement notice and that has never set well with me.

2010 Toyota Tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle daytime running lights are burning the plastic lens. The consumer stated it looked as if, the lenses were starting to melt. The consumer was informed a recall was issued. However, in expired November 30, 2015. The consumer stated he never received a recall notice.

I had both of my headlamps replaced by Toyota under warranty because they were melting at the daytime running light lens. The drivers side headlamp is melting again. I was told by Toyota that the one year warranty given on the new headlamps was over and that they would not be replaced again. I do not think Toyota fixed the problem but just replaced the defective headlamps with more defective headlamps to buy time until everyone was out of warranty and they wouldn't have to do anything about it.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the lens for the daytime running lights was melted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the bulbs for the daytime running lights became overheated and burned through the plastic shielding. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician confirmed the failure and stated that the light assembly would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 43,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that both daytime running lights would overheat and crack or discolor the lens. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that the lens would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

As I was doing my monthly inspection on my truck, I noticed that my day-time running lights was starting to melt due to getting overheated while driving.

The daytime running lights got so hot that the lenses melted and cracked and the light bulb sockets are burned. The lenses are not capable of withstanding the heat generated by the bulbs. Wither the lens plastic is not in federal law compliance, the bulbs are too hot or the bulbs are too close to the plastic lenses. Whatever it is, there will eventually be a fire.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low beams only illuminated two car lengths in front of him. The failure was more significant on roads with limited street lights. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice where the contact was informed that it was a design flaw and could not be repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current mileage was approximately 100,000. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.